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Adjective: throwback  'throw`bak
  1. Characteristic of an atavist
    - atavistic
Noun: throwback  'throw`bak
  1. An organism that has the characteristics of a more primitive type of that organism
    - atavist
     
  2. A reappearance of an earlier characteristic
    - atavism, reversion
Verb: throw back
  1. Throw back with a quick, light motion
    "She threw back her head"
    - toss back

Derived forms: throwbacks, throwing back, thrown back, throws back, threw back

See also: regressive

Type of: being, flip, organism, pitch, recurrence, reoccurence, return, sky, toss

Encyclopedia: Throwback